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By SARAH PAN Herald Intern Class of 1911 University graduate Cyrus Baldridge (1889-1977), traveler, artist and author, now has his own exhibit in the University of Chicago’s Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Library. The exhibit opened Friday, June 24 in the library at 1100 E. 57th St. The exhibit, “Cyrus Leroy Baldridge: Illustrator, Explorer, Activist,”(…)

By SONIA SCHLESINGER Herald Intern Whole Foods Market’s partner organization, Whole Kids’ Foundation, along with the United Health Foundation, has awarded a $25,000 Healthy Kids Innovation Grant to the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute. The grant, which aims to support projects that educate children about nutrition, will provide funds for a new program in which(…)

By ALLISON MATYUS Staff Writer Fifty years ago, three students at the University of Chicago (U. of C.), started making documentary films. Their efforts have grown to what is now known as Kartemquin Films and they have made over 50 documentaries while simultaneously helping to make the next generation of filmmakers. Stan Karter, Jerry Temaner(…)

By ALLISON MATYUS Staff Writer As part of the live musical performances featured during this season’s Hyde Park Farmers Market, Chicago children’s musician, Laura Doherty, is set to play on Thursday, July 7, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the market located in Harper Court, 5235 S. Harper Ct. Doherty has been writing and(…)

By Sonia Schlesinger HERALD INTERN Hyde Park residents, city officials, and family of John W. Rogers Sr. gathered at Stony Island Avenue and 57th Street on the morning of July 5 to dedicate an honorary street sign to the late Judge. Several city officials and family members gave tributes to Rogers, including Cook County Board(…)

By SAM RAPPAPORT Staff Writer The Obama Foundation has selected the architectural teams that will lead the effort to design the Obama Presidential Center. In a June 30 statement, the Obama Foundation announced that Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA) and Interactive Design Architects (IDEA) will parter to spearhead the endeavor. The Obama(…)

By SARAH PAN Herald Intern The new Michaels craft store had its grand opening Sunday, June 26 at 10 a.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony began at 9:45 a.m., before which customers had lined up to the storefront for hours. The first one hundred people in the store received gift cards to celebrate; over $1500 in(…)

By ALLISON MATYUS Staff Writer Jojayden Handmade, a men’s shoe store featuring luxury, handmade shoes, opened on Friday, June 24, at 1457 E. 53rd St. For Jojayden’s founder, Wale Nubi, the opening of his first store has been almost five years in the making but his passion for luxury shoes has been a lifetime love(…)

By ALLISON MATYUS Staff Writer The buzz surrounding the new Whole Foods in Hyde Park, 5118 S. Lake Park Ave., comes down to the responsibly produced and health conscious products the chain store is known for. What’s different about this Whole Foods, in particular, is a lot of the merchandise that make up the shelves(…)

By SONIA SCHLESINGER Herald Intern Volunteers from the South Side and the South Suburbs packed lunches for the homeless, Saturday, June 25, at the Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Ave., for Hashtag Lunchbag’s monthly event. The organization, which started in Los Angeles three years ago and grew through social media, brings people together in various(…)

By SONIA SCHLESINGER Herald Intern Dance students, instructors, anthropologists and disciples of the late Katherine Dunham gathered at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St., on Wednesday , June 24, to celebrate her 107th birthday. A University of Chicago alum (class of 1936), Dunham studied anthropology as an undergraduate. She traveled to(…)

By SARAH PAN Herald Intern Sisters, Maggie and Africa Brown, will perform at the “Interactions” variety show at University Church on July 8. The Brown sisters created the variety show to help raise funds for the revitalization of Blue Gargoyle. They performed previously on June 24, and will perform again July 8, July 29 and(…)

By SAM RAPPAPORT Staff Writer At a community meeting Monday night, a Chicago Park District official apologized to Hyde Park residents for last week’s surprise closure of Bixler Playlot, 5641 S. Kenwood Ave. On Friday, June 24, without any warning, a construction crew fenced off Bixler Playlot and removed the playground equipment. From signage later(…)

By SARAH PAN Herald Intern A group of upset neighborhood parents met Saturday, June 25 in Bixler Playlot Park, 5641 S. Kenwood Ave., to discuss what they believed to be unwarranted construction of the Bixler Playlot. Playground equipment was removed and the playlot was closed on Friday, without any warning. “I think we’re all incredibly(…)

By ALLISON MATYUS Staff Writer Urban redevelopment in cities can sometimes be a difficult topic to discuss, which is why Place Lab took the question of “What does ethical redevelopment in Chicago look like to you?” to artists, activists, scholars and community members at a public convening event, yesterday, at the Logan Center, 915 E.(…)

By SAM RAPPAPORT Staff Writer A 23-year-old Bronzeville resident has been arrested and charged with first degree attempted murder for his role in a shooting, on Sunday, June 19, in the 6100 block of South Kimbark Avenue, that left a 3-year-old boy paralyzed. In a June 23 statement, police named the offender as Desean Wynn(…)

By SONIA SCHLESINGER Herald Intern The Whole Foods Market in Hyde Park held its opening ceremony at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22 and opened for business at 9 a.m. The first customer arrived at 4:45 a.m. By 9 a.m. there were over 1,300 customers lined up at the main entrance on Lake Park Avenue(…)

By SAM RAPPAPORT Staff Writer A two-vehicle collision in East Hyde Park this morning shut down a stretch of South Lake Park Avenue for about 45 minutes. At approximately 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, a vehicle traveling northbound on Lake Park Avenue collided with a vehicle turning east onto 55th Street from a southbound lane(…)

By ALLISON MATYUS Staff Writer Ald. Sophia King (4th) has now been in office for 70 days and spoke a little bit about what she has been doing in that time during last night’s second 4th Ward town hall meeting at Hales Franciscan High School, 4930 S. Cottage Grove Ave. King said that there is(…)

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"Dreams of two separate owners swooping in to buy each of these houses and then spending what might well be $1 million each in renovations in addition to the purchase price are not likely to come true."From "B&B proposals a practical choice"

"At the meeting, we could not even discuss how the bed-and-breakfast would be operationalized because the vast majority of attendees at the meeting did not want a bed-and-breakfast under any circumstance."From "Ald. Burns explains B&B decision"

"The university has invested a great deal in Harper Court and 53rd Street to help attract amenities, create jobs and support new business opportunities. As neighbors, we are committed to seeing Hyde Park flourish, now and in the future."From "Clearing the air on Harper Court"

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